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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in e-learning are enabling students all around the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Ascension to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Scholars want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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