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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in blended learning are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Panama to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these promising new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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