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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in learning technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Professors want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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