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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in online learning are making it possible for students in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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