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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in blended learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to better understand these exciting new open education undertakings. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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