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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in distance learning technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Arizona State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to better understand these promising new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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