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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in e-learning technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and numerous other participants want to better grasp these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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