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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in online education technology enable students all around the world to take part in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? How can educators get a handle on low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also considers the key 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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