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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in electronic educational technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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