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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in blended learning technology are enabling humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like The New School to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational experiments. Instructors want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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