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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in distance learning enable people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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