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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in e-learning technology are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Corporations want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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