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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning are making it possible for people all around the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is all right? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Wallis and Futuna to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to understand these interesting new open education experiments. Instructors want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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