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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in elearning technology are enabling learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions are dealing with now that blended learning technology is developing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Argentina to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Researchers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also explores the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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