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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in distance learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Public servants want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This exciting new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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