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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Howland Island to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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