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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in distance learning technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Houston System to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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