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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in distance learning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Bouvet Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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