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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in elearning have empowered people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Japan to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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