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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. New improvements in blended learning have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these new open educational endeavours. Academics want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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