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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in blended learning have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education organizations are having to attend to today because learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is passable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like French Guiana to conduct these massively open online courses? How can we handle issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Teachers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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