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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in blended learning technology enable learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for students 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 several topics that learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to better grasp these exciting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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