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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in elearning technology make it possible for people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Ecuador to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and lots of other participants desire to understand these compelling new open educational ventures. Researchers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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