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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in learning technology are empowering students all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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