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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in elearning make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational endeavours. Educators want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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