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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to take courses online. These MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Monaco to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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