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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in blended learning are enabling learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning institutions have to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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