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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in learning technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. People want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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