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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in blended learning are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to understand these exciting new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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