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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic educational technology have enabled humans in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Academics want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this need for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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