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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in blended learning technology are empowering humans all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Tumblr to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with low motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education ventures. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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