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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online education are enabling students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions are considering today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? How can teachers manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these interesting new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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