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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in online education technology make it possible for humans all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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