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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in e-learning technology are empowering learners in nations all aver the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Cook Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to better grasp these exciting new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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