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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in blended learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Jersey to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these promising new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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