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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in blended learning enable people in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Honduras to conduct these massively open online courses? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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