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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in elearning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to better grasp these compelling new open educational ventures. Professors want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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