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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in e-learning enable learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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