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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in blended learning enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Students want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also talks about the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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