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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in blended learning technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to take classes online. These MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Researchers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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