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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions have to deal with today because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like British Sovereign Base Areas to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Public servants want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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