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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in blended learning are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like McHenry County College to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Academics want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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