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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning organizations have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Relay Graduate School of Education to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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