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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in online education make it possible for humans all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this developing demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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