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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in online learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Svalbard to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education experiments. Lecturers want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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