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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online education are enabling humans in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Academics want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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