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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning technology enable people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions have to deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is adequate? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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