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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in learning technology are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many topics that blended learning organizations are having to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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