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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is all right? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Cook Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education experiments. People want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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