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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Educators want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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