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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in blended learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Santa Clara University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to better grasp these significant new open educational experiments. Educators want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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