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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in online learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in courses online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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