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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online learning technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Students want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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