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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in blended learning technology enable students in all parts of the world to take online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions have to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these interesting new open education endeavours. Professors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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