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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education endeavours. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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