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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in electronic education technology have empowered students in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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