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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in e-learning are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Mali to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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