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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning are enabling students in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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