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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in blended learning technology have empowered humans all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning organizations have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Mauritius to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to better perceive these promising new open education experiments. Trainers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This gripping new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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