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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in blended learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these compelling new open education experiments. Researchers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This amazing new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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