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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in online education have enabled students all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education organizations have to deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Senegal to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education experiments. Scholars want to know how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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