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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in blended learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Comoros to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend these promising new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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