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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in blended learning have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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