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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in electronic educational technology make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. 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 MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Scholars want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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