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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in blended learning technology have enabled humans all around the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Trainers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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