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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in blended learning are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Mexico to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these open education experiments. People want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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