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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in blended learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Davidson College to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a expanding demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these important new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also considers the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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