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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in blended learning are empowering people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Romania to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these open education experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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