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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online education have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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