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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in e-learning have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like India to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Researchers want to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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