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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in e-learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to take online classes. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Kiribati to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these new open education experiments. Scholars want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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