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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern gains in blended learning technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Scientists want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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