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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in electronic educational technology make it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Martinique to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Everyone wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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