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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning technology have empowered learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like British Virgin Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Professors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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