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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by organizations like French Polynesia to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Academics want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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