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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning technology enable people all around the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Teachers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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