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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advancements in online learning technology enable people all over the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are dealing with today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Guadeloupe to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Professors want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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