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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in learning technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology institutions are dealing with now that learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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