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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in blended learning technology make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Andorra to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these promising new open educational endeavours. Students want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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