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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Jarvis Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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