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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations have to deal with today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to better grasp these important new open education ventures. Public servants want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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