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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online learning technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning institutions are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these important new open education endeavours. Scientists want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this growing demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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