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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like American Samoa to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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