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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in distance learning technology are empowering humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Monaco to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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