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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in blended learning make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations are considering now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. People want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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