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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in blended learning have empowered students in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Vatican City to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Academics want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this developing demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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