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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in blended learning have enabled people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Bermuda to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these open education initiatives. Everyone wants to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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