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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these exciting new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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