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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in elearning are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education ventures. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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