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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in elearning technology make it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is respectable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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