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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take classes online. These online MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Michigan State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Students want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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