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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in electronic educational technology have empowered students all over the world to take classes online. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions are dealing with now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Panama to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend these important new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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