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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in learning technology enable students in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology organizations must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is passable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Facebook to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Lecturers want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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