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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in e-learning technology enable students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Mongolia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these important new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This exciting new 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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