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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in elearning enable humans in all parts of the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend these important new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to know how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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