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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Educators want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this developing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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