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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in learning technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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