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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in blended learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These online MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education institutions must deal with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Trainers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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