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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in blended learning technology have empowered learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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