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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in electronic education technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Navassa Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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