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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning technology make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education ventures. Researchers want to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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