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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online learning technology are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these promising new open educational experiments. Professors want to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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