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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in blended learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Scholars want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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