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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations are dealing with today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is passable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like North Seattle Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Teachers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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