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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these MOOCs is all right? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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