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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in learning technology have enabled students all around the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with today because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Open2Study to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these interesting new open education initiatives. Scholars want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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