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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning technology are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning institutions are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to be more aware of these important new open education undertakings. Researchers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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