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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online education are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Corporations want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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