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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in blended learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are struggling with today because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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