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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in elearning technology are enabling humans in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coral Sea Islands to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to understand these new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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