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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in electronic education technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Santa Clara University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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