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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in blended learning enable learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Boston University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Corporations want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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