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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning technology have enabled students all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of California, San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Scholars want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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