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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like British Indian Ocean Territory to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to understand these compelling new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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