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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in blended learning are providing the means for learners all over the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Wellesley College to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Instructors want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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