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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in blended learning technology have empowered humans all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are generally free for learners 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 a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to consider now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Ecotech Institute to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also researches the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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