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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in blended learning technology enable people all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Macedonia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these significant new open educational experiments. Scholars want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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