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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions are struggling with today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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