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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in electronic educational technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Colombia to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to better perceive these promising new open education undertakings. Trainers want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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