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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations must deal with today because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Panama to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open education ventures. Instructors want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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