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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in blended learning technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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