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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in elearning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these compelling new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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