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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like UWashingtonX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Teachers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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