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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in electronic education technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions have to consider now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these important new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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