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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in blended learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also explores the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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