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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in blended learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to understand these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing need for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also discusses 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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