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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in blended learning technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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