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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in electronic educational technology are empowering students all over the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations are struggling with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? How can we manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational ventures. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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