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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education technology are empowering people all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Seattle Central Community College to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Corporations want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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