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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in blended learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions are dealing with today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these promising new open educational ventures. Students want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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