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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in blended learning are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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