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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in blended learning technology enable people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Guam to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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