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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in blended learning enable students in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations have to deal with today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Christmas Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these promising new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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