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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in blended learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education experiments. Instructors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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