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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in e-learning have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Barbados to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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