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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online education have empowered people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with today because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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