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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning are enabling students all around the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Instructors want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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