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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Instructors want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also researches the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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