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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Bouvet Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational ventures. Corporations want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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