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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in blended learning technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning organizations must deal with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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