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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in e-learning have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Finland to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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