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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in learning technology are enabling learners in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that 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 participants assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Researchers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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