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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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