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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in blended learning technology are empowering humans in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are having to deal with today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Vanuatu to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better perceive these open educational undertakings. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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