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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in blended learning technology have made it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is all right? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Researchers want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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