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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in online education are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Puerto Rico to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Teachers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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