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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in blended learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Everybody wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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