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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning technology have enabled students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions have to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these important new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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