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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in blended learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning organizations have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Facebook to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a expanding need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these compelling new open education initiatives. Scientists want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also researches the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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