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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in online learning enable people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and many other participants desire to better understand these exciting new open education undertakings. Students want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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