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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in blended learning technology have empowered students all over the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to be more aware of these open educational endeavours. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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