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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in elearning are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Vanuatu to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Scholars want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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