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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in blended learning technology enable students in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions are considering now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like French Guiana to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and many other participants desire to better understand these significant new open education experiments. Educators want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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