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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for learners in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Isle of Man to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to understand these promising new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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