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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning enable people all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Niue to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desideratum for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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