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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online education technology make it possible for people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions are dealing with now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Macau to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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