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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning technology have made it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massive open online courses? How can participants handle inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education experiments. Academics want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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