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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online learning are empowering students in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions are considering today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like LinkedIn to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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