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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in blended learning are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take courses online. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Ecotech Institute to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This sensational new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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