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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in e-learning make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning institutions have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Columbia University to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these compelling new open education ventures. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also explores the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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