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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in blended learning have enabled students in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to better perceive these open education ventures. Academics want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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