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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to take part in online classes. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to better understand these exciting new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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