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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Universities want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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