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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in blended learning technology are enabling students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Seychelles to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. People want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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