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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in blended learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Babson College to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Universities want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this growing desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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