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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in e-learning technology enable people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Professors want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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