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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in technology-enhanced learning enable students all around the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are considering today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also researches the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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