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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in e-learning technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions are having to consider 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 we be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to better perceive these exciting new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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