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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in e-learning are empowering people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Researchers want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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