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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in e-learning technology are empowering humans all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Teachers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also researches the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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