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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in learning technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to take online courses. These MOOC classes are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Students want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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