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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in blended learning make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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