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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in blended learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these interesting new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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