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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in blended learning technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions have to deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Corporations want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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