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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Kauffman Fellows Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Professors want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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