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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in blended learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Lecturers want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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