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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in blended learning enable humans in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Palmyra Atoll to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Professors want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new 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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