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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in blended learning technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions have to consider now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Venezuela to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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