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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in blended learning are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because blended 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 be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these compelling new open educational endeavours. Academics want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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