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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in distance learning technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Pitcairn Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Instructors want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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