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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning make it possible for people all around the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education undertakings. People want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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