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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in blended learning have enabled people all over the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Italy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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