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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in e-learning have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations are dealing with now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these promising new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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