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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several subjects that blended learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education ventures. Researchers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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