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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in elearning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like The New School to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Professors want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also considers the major 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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