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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in blended learning technology have enabled humans all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desideratum for details 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 amazing new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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