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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online learning have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to take courses online. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Mauritania to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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