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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning are empowering learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Universities want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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