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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in blended learning technology are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations are having to attend to now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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