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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in digital education technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions have to consider more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Nicaragua to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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