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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in blended learning technology have empowered humans all over the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Corporations want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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