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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in elearning are empowering people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Colombia to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Professors want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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