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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in blended learning technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants make sure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these important new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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