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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in blended learning have enabled learners all over the world to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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