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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in blended learning technology are enabling humans in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Vatican City to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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