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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in e-learning technology are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider now that blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these open educational initiatives. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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