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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in blended learning technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC courses are almost always 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 quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Trainers want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this crescive need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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