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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in online education have enabled learners in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are dealing with today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to understand these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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