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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in 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. MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Palau to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to better perceive these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scholars want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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