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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in elearning are making it possible for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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