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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in blended learning technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can participants make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education ventures. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also researches the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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