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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions are having to consider now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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