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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in blended learning enable students all around the world to take part in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Guatemala to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to better understand these significant new open education undertakings. Scholars want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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