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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in online learning technology enable learners in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions are having to deal with today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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