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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these promising new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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