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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in elearning have enabled learners in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Comoros to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these promising new open education endeavours. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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