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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in learning technology are empowering people all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions are dealing with today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education experiments. Students want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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