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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in electronic education technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can we make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these exciting new open education ventures. People want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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