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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in distance learning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to take online courses. These online MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these open education ventures. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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