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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in electronic educational technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations must deal with now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. People want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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