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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in elearning make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Faroe Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Teachers want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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