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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like South Ossetia to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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