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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in blended learning enable people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations are having to consider today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Corporations want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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