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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in blended learning technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to understand these important new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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