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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in blended learning technology have enabled learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Scholars want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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