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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in e-learning are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC classes are typically free 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 many subjects that blended learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Mali to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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