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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in blended learning technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? How can educators manage problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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