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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning technology make it possible for students all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are considering now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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