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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in e-learning have enabled students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Spain to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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