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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in blended learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Nicaragua to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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