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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in blended learning are enabling learners in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants need to understand these significant new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also considers the major 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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