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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning technology enable students in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology organizations are dealing with today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Pridnestrovie (Transnistria) to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This book also deals with the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education