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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in blended learning technology enable humans all over the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like French Guiana to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to understand these fascinating new open educational endeavours. People want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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