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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in elearning enable learners all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Estonia to conduct these MOOC classes? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to better understand these important new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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