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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in learning technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations are dealing with today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these exciting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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