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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in distance learning technology enable people in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UWashingtonX to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to better grasp these open educational ventures. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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