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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in blended learning technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational endeavours. Academics want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also researches the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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