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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in learning technology have enabled learners all around the world to take classes online. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like French Guiana to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these significant new open educational ventures. Scientists want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This book also examines 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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