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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in blended learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Argentina to conduct these massively open online courses? How can teachers deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Universities want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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