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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in blended learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these interesting new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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