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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in blended learning technology are enabling students all around the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Sao Tome and Principe to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Lecturers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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