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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Christmas Island to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Corporations want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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