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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in online education have enabled learners all over the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations have to deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Scholars want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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