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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in electronic educational technology enable people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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