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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Great Basin College to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these promising new open education ventures. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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