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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in blended learning are providing the means for people all around the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these important new open education experiments. Scientists want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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