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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. MOOCs are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Johnston Atoll to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a need to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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