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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations are having to attend to now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Corporations want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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