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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in blended learning technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous subjects that online learning institutions have to consider now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these new open education endeavours. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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