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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in online education technology are empowering learners all over the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOCs are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations are struggling with now that e-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 guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Spain to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Researchers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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