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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online education are empowering learners in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can teachers certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like North Seattle Community College to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this growing desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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