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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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