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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online education technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education ventures. Trainers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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