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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in technology-enhanced learning enable learners all over the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Vatican City to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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