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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in electronic educational technology are empowering students all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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