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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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