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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in electronic educational technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of North Carolina to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Trainers want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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