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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning technology have empowered humans all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these exciting new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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