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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in blended learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Public servants want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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