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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning have enabled learners all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to better grasp these open education experiments. Universities want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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