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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in electronic education technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like YouTube to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to be more aware of these significant new open educational experiments. Corporations want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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