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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in blended learning are providing the means for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Svalbard to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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