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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in blended learning are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education organizations are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Instructors want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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