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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Honduras to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education initiatives. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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