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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in learning technology enable people all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Otis College of Art and Design to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also researches the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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