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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions are considering now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Trainers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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