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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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