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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in online education enable students all over the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Mauritius to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to better perceive these promising new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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