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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in blended learning have provided the means for students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations are having to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Abkhazia to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these significant new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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