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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in blended learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to take part in courses online. 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 online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Mauritania to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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