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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Mayotte to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to better understand these interesting new open education experiments. Universities want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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