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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in online learning enable people all over the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like The University of Chicago to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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