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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Honduras to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these interesting new open education experiments. Students want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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