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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in electronic education technology enable learners in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend these significant new open education initiatives. Educators want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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