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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is respectable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Norway to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these promising new open education experiments. Everybody wants to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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