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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern developments in technology-enhanced learning are empowering learners in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations are having to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Argentina to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Educators want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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