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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in learning technology have empowered people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Google+ to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Students want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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