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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in blended learning technology make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take classes online. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations must deal with today because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Corporations want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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