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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in elearning technology are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Jersey to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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