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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in blended learning are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coral Sea Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Educators want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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