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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in e-learning have provided the means for learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these exciting new open educational undertakings. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This book also investigates 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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