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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in blended learning technology enable learners all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these compelling new open educational experiments. Educators want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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