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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in electronic educational technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning organizations are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Wake Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to understand these new open education ventures. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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