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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in blended learning are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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