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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in electronic education technology have empowered humans in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Cameroon to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational experiments. Instructors want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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