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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in elearning are providing the means for students all around the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like South Ossetia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a need to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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