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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Universities want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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