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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in blended learning technology are enabling humans all over the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Vanderbilt University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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