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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in elearning technology enable learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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