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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in e-learning have enabled humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Berklee College of Music to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Students want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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