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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning technology enable humans all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle low motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these important new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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