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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in blended learning technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Michigan to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing demand for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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