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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in e-learning make it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Columbia University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for information the definitive 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 definitive new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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