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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in e-learning are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Guadeloupe to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to understand these promising new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this demand for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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