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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in blended learning technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Coral Sea Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to better comprehend these new open educational experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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