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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are having to consider now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational experiments. People want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This interesting new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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