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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in online learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Libya to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online education technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these important new open educational undertakings. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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