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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in elearning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Universities want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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