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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in blended learning technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations have to deal with today because online education technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Spain to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to be more aware of these open education initiatives. Lecturers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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