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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in blended learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Corporations want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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