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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in online education have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to better understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Professors want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This new book also researches 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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