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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advances in elearning technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Central African Republic to conduct these massive open online courses? How can institutions deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Educators want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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