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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants need to better understand these interesting new open education experiments. Researchers want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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