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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in online education technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions must deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Paraguay to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to understand these promising new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this growing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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