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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in e-learning have made it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Samoa to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. People want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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