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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Mali to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Universities want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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