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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Estonia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Scientists want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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