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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in blended learning have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Twitter to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also describes the major 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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