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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning technology are making it possible for students all over the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions have to consider today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Equatorial Guinea to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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