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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in blended learning technology are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take online classes. 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 massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like El Salvador to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these important new open education initiatives. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this developing need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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