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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in blended learning have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Wallis and Futuna to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these open education ventures. Universities want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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