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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in online education technology have enabled humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions must deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like French Guiana to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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