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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in blended learning are making it possible for people all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Teachers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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