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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in online education technology enable humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations are having to consider now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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