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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Kingman Reef to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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