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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in e-learning are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions are considering now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Everyone wants to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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