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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in elearning enable learners all around the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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