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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New changes in blended learning are enabling people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Berklee College of Music to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can participants handle issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these open education experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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