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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern gains in blended learning are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by organizations like Netherlands Antilles to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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