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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in online learning are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take classes online. 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. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Instructors want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This gripping new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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