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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in online learning technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions have to consider now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Seychelles to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to be more aware of these significant new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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