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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in e-learning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Researchers want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources