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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online education technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Educators want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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