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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in blended learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to better comprehend these promising new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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