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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in blended learning have enabled people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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