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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in online education technology are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Mali to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational experiments. Academics want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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