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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in elearning have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to take classes online. MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Seychelles to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Universities want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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