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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these promising new open education experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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