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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These MOOC classes are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Universities want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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