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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online education have made it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Finland to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these new open educational experiments. Professors want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also deals with the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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