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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in blended learning have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and lots of other participants want to better perceive these important new open educational initiatives. Academics want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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