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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Rochester to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these important new open educational experiments. Students want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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