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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning enable students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Open2Study to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Public servants want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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