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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in e-learning make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Teachers want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this growing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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