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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in elearning technology enable students in nations all around the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Bouvet Island to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these significant new open education experiments. Academics want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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