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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in blended learning technology enable people all over the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Google+ to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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