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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in electronic education technology are empowering students in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like The Ohio State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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