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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in blended learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Ross Dependency to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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