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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in blended learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Puerto Rico to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this increasing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also explores the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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