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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in blended learning technology are empowering humans in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations must deal with now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these important new open educational experiments. Teachers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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