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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in blended learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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