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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest advances in online learning technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Spain to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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