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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in digital education technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these interesting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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