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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. New changes in blended learning technology enable learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Everybody wants to comprehend how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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