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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in blended learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like OpenupEd to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Corporations want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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