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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in online education have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these new open education ventures. Scholars want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this need for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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