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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in blended learning have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education ventures. Public servants want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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