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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take 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 online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are numerous topics that elearning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Belgium to conduct these massively open online courses? How can participants handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also deals with the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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