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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online education have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Mexico to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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