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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education. How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Researchers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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