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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in distance learning have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Twitter to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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