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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning technology enable people in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Academics want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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