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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in online learning have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Moldova to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Universities want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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