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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in blended learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is all right? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Gibraltar to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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