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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are considering more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Cornell University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a need to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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