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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to take online classes. These MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Ireland to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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