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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning technology have enabled learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations must deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to be more aware of these important new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also articulates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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