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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like The Bahamas to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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