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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in blended learning enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education experiments. Universities want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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