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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in blended learning technology make it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions have to deal with today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Greece to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these open education experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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