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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in elearning have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Academics want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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