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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these fascinating new open education experiments. Instructors want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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