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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in blended learning make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Open2Study to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to better perceive these significant new open educational experiments. Corporations want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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