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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. New improvements in blended learning technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education initiatives. Students want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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