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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in e-learning technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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