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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. MOOC classes are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Argentina to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Instructors want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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