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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in e-learning technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations are struggling with today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Everyone wants to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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