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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in blended learning have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Guinea-Bissau to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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