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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in e-learning have empowered learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions have to consider now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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