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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in blended learning technology are empowering humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Google+ to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Public servants want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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