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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in blended learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Guyana to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these promising new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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