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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in blended learning technology enable students in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology institutions must deal with today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Professors want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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