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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online learning enable people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants need to better perceive these fascinating new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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