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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in blended learning technology are empowering learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is good? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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