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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in learning technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Spain to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Researchers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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