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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in blended learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning organizations are struggling with today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to better understand these important new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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