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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in blended learning are enabling learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with today because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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