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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in blended learning are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning institutions are considering now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to better understand these significant new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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