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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in blended learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like State University of New York to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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