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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in online learning have enabled learners in every nation on earth to take courses online. MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. People want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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