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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these important new open education ventures. Teachers want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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