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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in blended learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations are having to attend to now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of North Carolina to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational ventures. Students want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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