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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in online education enable humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Martinique to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Scholars want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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