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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. New advances in blended learning enable students in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like UWashingtonX to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Academics want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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