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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in blended learning technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Abkhazia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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