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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for learners all around the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education organizations have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Barthelemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Professors want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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