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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants make sure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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