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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning have provided the means for students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Argentina to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to better understand these interesting new open education undertakings. Instructors want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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