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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in blended learning technology have enabled people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses? How can institutions handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. People want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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