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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in technology-enhanced learning enable people all over the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Saint Barthelemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also describes 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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