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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. New advances in blended learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Great Basin College to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. People want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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