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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to better understand these interesting new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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