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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest advances in blended learning make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, San Diego to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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