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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in blended learning have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations are struggling with now that blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these new open education undertakings. Universities want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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