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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in blended learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations have to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like openHPI to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Teachers want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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