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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advancements in elearning are empowering humans all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Tuvalu to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Lecturers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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