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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like British Virgin Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This new book also investigates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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