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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in electronic education technology are enabling students all over the world to take part in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these exciting new open education undertakings. Instructors want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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