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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in digital education technology have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Instructors want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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