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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning technology are empowering students in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Finland to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desideratum for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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