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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in distance learning technology make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations make sure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Rochester to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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