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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in elearning have enabled students in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions are struggling with now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Guinea to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these compelling new open education experiments. Public servants want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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