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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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