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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in technology-enhanced learning have empowered humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Johnston Atoll to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Students want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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