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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in blended learning are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning organizations are dealing 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 we be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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