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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in blended learning are enabling learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. How can participants make sure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Professors want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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