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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in blended learning have made it possible for people all around the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better grasp these interesting new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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