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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in elearning are enabling learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions have to deal with today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Scientists want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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