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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern changes in blended learning technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like South Ossetia to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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