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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in blended learning make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a expanding need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also addresses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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