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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in electronic educational technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Chad to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Professors want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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