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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in blended learning have enabled students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Tokelau to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Universities want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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