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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for humans all over the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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