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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in technology-enhanced learning are enabling humans all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Chile to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also researches the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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