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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online education are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions are struggling with today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Honduras to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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