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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in blended learning are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational experiments. Universities want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also explores 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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