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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online learning technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Wake Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to better understand these important new open education ventures. Researchers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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