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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to take online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Palau to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also discusses the 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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