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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in blended learning technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these intriguing new open education undertakings. People want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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