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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning technology have enabled students all over the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like McHenry County College to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants want to better perceive these fascinating new open education experiments. Teachers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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