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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in blended learning technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants want to better grasp these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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