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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online education are enabling humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these open education experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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