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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in distance learning technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to understand these significant new open educational ventures. Public servants want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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