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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning are empowering people all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Cyprus to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a expanding need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these intriguing new open education experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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