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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in electronic education technology make it possible for learners all around the world to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Vanuatu to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these promising new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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