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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in elearning enable people all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open education experiments. People want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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