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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in e-learning technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Senegal to conduct these MOOCs? How can participants manage problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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