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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern developments in elearning make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Netherlands Antilles to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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