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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in electronic education technology have enabled people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are having to consider today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Meetup to conduct these massive open online courses? How can participants manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Instructors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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