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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning technology enable learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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