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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to be more aware of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Universities want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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