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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in blended learning are enabling learners all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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