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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in blended learning enable learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions are struggling with today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this expanding need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also deals with the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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