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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in blended learning are providing the means for learners all around the world to take online courses. MOOCs are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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