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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in blended learning enable humans all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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