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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in blended learning make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take online courses. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these exciting new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to know how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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