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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in e-learning technology have enabled learners all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Central African Republic to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also studies the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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