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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online education technology are enabling learners in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Michigan State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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