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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in blended learning technology are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to better understand these fascinating new open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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