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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern changes in blended learning enable people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to understand these important new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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