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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Czech Republic to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these open education experiments. Universities want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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