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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in blended learning have made it possible for learners all over the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions must deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these interesting new open education ventures. Students want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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