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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for humans all over the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations are having to consider now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Chile to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these compelling new open educational undertakings. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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