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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in blended learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations certify that the education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Saint Barthelemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to know how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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