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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in blended learning technology have enabled people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Mt. San Jacinto College to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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