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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online education enable learners all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants want to understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Teachers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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