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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in technology-enhanced learning have enabled learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Vanuatu to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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