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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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