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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in distance learning have empowered learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning organizations are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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