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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in blended learning are making it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Corporations want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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