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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in blended learning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Instructors want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also reviews the key 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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