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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online education have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like British Sovereign Base Areas to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and many other participants would like to be more aware of these fascinating new open education ventures. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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