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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in technology-enhanced learning enable learners in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning organizations have to consider today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Nigeria to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also explores the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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