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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in blended learning technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to understand these significant new open education experiments. Professors want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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