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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in blended learning have provided the means for people all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Marquette University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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