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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in blended learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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