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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online education are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these fascinating new open education experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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