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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in electronic education technology have empowered humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Corporations want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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