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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a demand to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to better perceive these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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