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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in online learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Public servants want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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