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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in blended learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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