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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in blended learning are providing the means for humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these compelling new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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