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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in blended learning technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many topics that distance learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to better understand these new open educational undertakings. People want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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