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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in blended learning are making it possible for humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is respectable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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