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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology are enabling learners all around the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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