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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in distance learning technology have enabled learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these interesting new open educational experiments. People want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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