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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in elearning make it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Guadeloupe to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this developing desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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