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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning are enabling people all over the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions are considering now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Kingman Reef to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these important new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this growing desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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