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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in online education enable students in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Santa Clara University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education endeavours. Academics want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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