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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New gains in blended learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Academics want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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