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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Emory University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Scholars want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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