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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in blended learning have enabled students in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these important new open educational ventures. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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