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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in blended learning have enabled humans all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like openHPI to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these significant new open education initiatives. Students want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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