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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advancements in e-learning have empowered learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Emory University to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these promising new open educational ventures. Corporations want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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