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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with now that blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these open educational experiments. Scholars want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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