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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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