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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in e-learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations are considering today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Corporations want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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