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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in blended learning have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like North Seattle Community College to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Academics want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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