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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in elearning technology are making it possible for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Vanuatu to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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