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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in e-learning are providing the means for learners all over the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants desire to better understand these exciting new open education undertakings. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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