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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in blended learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOCs are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Great Basin College to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these important new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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