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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in online education have empowered humans in nations all aver the world to take classes online. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Marquette University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to understand these compelling new open education ventures. Scholars want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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