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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in electronic education technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Peru to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. People want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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