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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in blended learning have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. 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. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations are having to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these exciting new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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