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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in elearning have enabled people in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like British Sovereign Base Areas to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a developing need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these important new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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