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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in e-learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations are struggling with now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to better understand these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also researches the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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