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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations have to struggle with today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these open education initiatives. Universities want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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