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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in blended learning are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these compelling new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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