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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in learning technology have made it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Svalbard to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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