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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in blended learning technology are empowering people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations are having to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these important new open education ventures. Professors want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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