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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in online education technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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