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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Google+ to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these open education ventures. Students want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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