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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in blended learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. People want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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