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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in electronic educational technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Professors want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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