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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in blended learning technology are empowering humans all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Meetup to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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