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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning make it possible for learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Christmas Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Lecturers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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