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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in blended learning technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Spain to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to understand these compelling new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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