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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in blended learning technology are empowering humans all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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