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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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