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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can teachers manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these interesting new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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