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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in distance learning have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations are dealing with now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these significant new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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