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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. 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 MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Ukraine to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to better perceive these exciting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also researches the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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