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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in distance learning have empowered people all over the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Finland to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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