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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent developments in blended learning technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. People want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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