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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in elearning are empowering humans in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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