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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in learning technology are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations have to consider today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Facebook to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these compelling new open education experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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