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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in online learning technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Italy to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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