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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning institutions are considering now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like India to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these promising new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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