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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in blended learning technology have enabled students all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education ventures. Students want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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