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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online education technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to take classes online. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions are having to consider today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Chile to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education experiments. Scientists want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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