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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in blended learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that online education organizations have to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Educators want to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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