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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in blended learning technology enable students in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many topics that online education organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like French Guiana to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Teachers want to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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