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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Pitcairn Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? How can we manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Public servants want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also researches the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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