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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in blended learning are providing the means for humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are considering now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these compelling new open educational experiments. Educators want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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