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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in online education technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these exciting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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