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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in blended learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these promising new open education experiments. Instructors want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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