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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in elearning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Facebook to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Students want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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