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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Reunion to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This book also investigates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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