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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning technology have enabled humans in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Renton Technical College to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Academics want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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