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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in blended learning technology make it possible for learners all around the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are having to consider now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Rochester to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to understand these promising new open educational endeavours. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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