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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in blended learning technology have made it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to take part in online classes. These MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Corporations want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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