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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in blended learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Peru to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these open educational experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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